Practice FrenchC1verb
sévir
to rage, to be rife (of a scourge); to crack down
Shown here in the infinitive — the form you look up.
« La sécheresse sévit dans toute la région depuis juin. »
“The drought has been raging across the whole region since June.”
In other languages
- Spanish azotar (un mal); actuar con dureza
- Portuguese assolar (um mal); agir com rigor
- Arabic يضرب، يتفشّى (بلاء)؛ يتّخذ إجراءات صارمة
- German wüten (Übel); hart durchgreifen
- Italian imperversare; agire con durezza
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